Copley Plaza evacuated because of Freon leak

By adamg - 8/30/09 - 1:04 pm

Local 718 tweets the gas leaked out of a chiller in the hotel basement and spread through the hotel's air-conditioning system, shortly before 2 p.m.

Freon is non-toxic, but can cause problems if breathed in in large quantities.

Ed. note: Local 718's feed makes three Twitter feeds related to Boston fire happenings - there's also the official department feed and the feed run by a Boston firefighter.

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I thought Freon had been banned

By Ron Newman - 8/30/09 - 1:26 pm

#1

because of its effect on the ozone layer, and replaced with other less harmful refrigerants?

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Good thing it didn't happen yesterday

By markk - 8/30/09 - 1:48 pm

#2

Would have been a security nightmare

"The president donned an overcoat and dodged raindrops to walk across a downtown street from his hotel to the Fairmont Copley Plaza. Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Obama and Mrs. Kennedy met privately for about 10 minutes."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iFfHj4HFbcBgE-0LZFA2PJott7DwD9ACHM200